Acronyms
and Abbreviations
used by the French
Army of 1940

Auto-Mitrailleuse de Combat. An auto-mitrailleuse
in
the French army of this period meant an AFV belonging to the cavalry
and classed as AMC, AMD or AMR depending on function. The AMC was a
tracked (or half-tracked) vehicle with good armament and
armor,
capable of combat
as well as reconnaissance. Roughly translated: a Tank.

Division Légère de
Cavalerie - Light Cavalry
Division. There were five of these divisions
combining mounted (horsed) cavalry with motorised and armoured units.
These were intended
for strategic recconaisance.